HOMEWARD BOUND.

Wanganui Herald, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 11166, 29 January 1904, Page 4

HOMEWARD BOUND.

Aotea; from Wellington, 2lßt^November. J. % N.qrth, barque, frolix Wellington, 9th . December. , , " ". ' Marere, frbny AniSkTatid, I l2th Decenibcr. Waimate^ffdm Port "Chalmers; January 7. Blmutaka, from Wefliinsoii, 24tk December Karamea, irdin. Wellington; 3Vst December. St* of Aaftrafia," f rbnl Wellington, 31St Deceultjer; ■ t Tongariro"," .'from Auckland, 15th January, via MttttaVffleD. -*-'-' ' ' ' ' - Jtaikouraj from "Wellington,* 2Uft January. Alifce,-' v ,baVqtt<J,' itoih. '-Aiieklantl, for New - Ttfrk,J24th"January.

The Aotea sails for Greymouth to-night, to load coal for Patea. . > :<l &*.;& '*• j TKe Whakatane, of ' tlie TStew.. Zealand Shipping Company's fleet, is due in the . rpadsiead %»nv £ictßn,. about Monday, ,and 'after takinqrln a quantity of,,corgo he.xc, she sails for Wai^ara.,. , .„ „ \t During tine past yeair.ihe^number.oi yea-. Bels .whicli-.visited the port, of Wanganui, exclusive of.Hpjne boats; yas.47Q steamers • and 21 sailing vessels. The total tonnage waa -—Steamers 54,172, .sailing vessels 1991 tons,- or a. total of 56,163 tons. The number of, Home baa£&.w,hich .-visited. ,the v .roadatead was of a- total tonnage, of 104,576 tons. - • • ■ --. • • r *'-■ . • . The Charlies Edward arrived from Nelson this morning* Mr Wanjdilove •.(m.atejj is. acting as ca_ptajn"..'Uj.,plape^pf Captain .yiokerman, whtf }B:xelievj(ng > /gai)tain Wildman, .on the Alexander^...- -« ..--.- • . The Stormbird is due on Monday m>xt from Wellington. „ „,.,..... . Cable advice has been received in Auckland .to- the' effect $hat- tlie barque Amsterdam, -which was on firi' at Neir Y6rk shortly before sailing for Wellington'' and Auckland ' on WeciMiilier -21, y had arrived at St: Miehf ael*B, in the Azores, dismasted. She has a quantity of cargo for Waugauui on boffrd; which is urgently needed. • * ■ ..The barquef.Cair.ana left Mercury Bay on j "Wyednesdaj last, -for lidmlon.-- - ■ j The Hhaw-Savill steamer Karamea, which' Mt Wellington on December- 3ist for London, reßumed hefc voyfage froittiloiite Video last-Monday.."'- • ■■- The Shaw-Savill r 'steamer Pakeha ia due to sail irpttt- 1 Wellington CbriLottdoii'ort the " 10th of ne4t*tnonth'.*;' -'' r ' .' The, BleiAeira. steames Kiripaka, 105 tons gross?- »nd 72 ' tons ' net, ie, at -present for, sale by tender. -. - ' ;, ' ; > - " •; Tlie death- occurred on Tuesday niglit of. Mr William.-L; Srevers, who*for fonrtpen years had been a member off the staff of. the Wellington Harbour Board. Mr. Sievera was at wprk on Thursday last. Death was raueed through -.-tlie buritiner' of a, X Bmall blood-vessel on -the? bfaSri.' Deceased, who was 53 years'of age/ was" tlie only; son of the late Mr A. Sievers, one of Weltrrigtoh's earliest settlers. — N.Z. Tiufces.